The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24
MINNESOTA NEWS.

GOT up in that city. 1t cOnslos OF Ell.
graved iacsimiles OF 81 manuscript mes
sages OF coincidence on the death OF Abra.
ham Lincoln, sent to the government OF
the United States by foreign powers, most
of them magniicently decorated and en-
blazoncd. The volume is q large folio
richly bound. The government has depos-
tied it with the state historical society
for safe keeping.
Miss Ada Bergen OF Minneeota, now play
ing at the Thalia theatxr, New York, ia
| thus described by correspondent: "She
has splendidly-arched eyebrows, pearly
white teeth, red ruby lips. and wonderful
dark eyes full of luster which set of q per-
feet Grecian nose. Her olive-shaped face
and regular features are framed in wavy
mass ii dark hair. Her shape is simply
perfection-small hands aud feet, delicate
ankles, small waist, tall and graceful"
Gov. McGill denies that he made any
plegdes to William Louis Kelly.
Minneapolis disposes of $500, 900 thirty
year per cent. bonds at 121.
A resolution to expunge the record OF the
Impeachment trial OF Judge E. St. Julien
Cox is discussed in the senate.
The largest price for business property
yet on record at Duluth was paid by II. II.
Bell to C. Poirier for 25 feet and q two.
story building, corner of Superior street
and Lake avenue. being $40, 900. The
building is worth about IS, 900, which
would make the land worth 81 600 foot.
7. s. Anderson has returned to st. Peter
from Sweden, where he went last fall to
visit friends. On his way over, the steam.
er on which he sailed was wrecked, and
Mr.. Anderson was picked up of the coast
of Ireland.
At the February term OF court in Anoka
county, several important cases were tried:
The most interesting one WAS the libel
suit against the Anoka Herald, brought by
NJ. D. SHEPPARD, the lihelous words being:
THE man Sheppard, it is said, is a worth
him." Judge Lochren ruled that the words
| were libelous per sc. The Herald proved
| that Shepherds reputation was as stated,
and the jury after being out few minutes,
brought a verdict Of 81 for damages.
It will probably be some years before
Minnesota will be again as she was on the
18th represented on the fioo or of the house by
| nine congressman. Congressman-elect Lind
reached here the 1 1th and is stopping at the
fremont house. He spent some little time
| on the floor OF the house talking with Hugh
Price, the young member from Wisconsin.
! Rice. Macdonald and Wilson were all on
the floor at the same time, and, with the
sitting delegation, made for Minnesota a
pretty full showing.
Capt. John Hay of Fergus Falls has been
appoin ted general agent for the New York
Mutual Life Insurance company, with
| headquarters at Duluth,
E. r. Jefferson OF Duluth, the new senior
! vice commander OF the G. A. r. for Mime
| sofa, is the keeper OF the government light
house, and is u one-legged soldier, wounded
at the battle OF Getty burg, where he was
serving as a private in the First Minnesota
! regiment.
| Since the report Of the insecure condi-
lion Of the roof over thu hall of the house
Of representatives at St, Paul, no time has
been lost in making such repairs as will
| make the chamber sale for occupancy dur
| ing the remainder CT the session. At first
| it was propose d to bolster up the defec-
tive truss by supports resting upon the
partition wall between the offices OF the
treasurer and secretary OF state. A fur
ther examination proved this to b, i'm
practicable, and posts fourteen inches
| mencing at the Placement and carrying
| them right up to the roof.
| B. C. Matteson OF St. Paul and Miss
Winnie Stevens OF Hastings, were married
In the latter city by Rev. w. NJ. Cookery.
w. E. Hanson is appointed divi sion
superintendent of the Minnesota & North
western.
A bare knuckle fight turns out to have
taken place near Lake City between w. r.
| Mansfield OF St. Paul and Pete Enright of
Victoria, b. c., the latter being knocked
| out in three rounds.
! Jacob Minker of Hastings, under the
Mexican pension bill, has forwarded his
| application to Washington, and expec is
soon his back pension-$3, 1886. He is
| eighty-two years old.
| Contracts for furnishing the stone re-
quired in construction OF the government
breakwater at Lake City have been
awarded to R. H. Foss and Frank Brown,
who will begin the hauling Immediately.
The dwelling Of Charles Miller, farmer
living near McCauleyville, was burned.
Miller and his family barely escaped with
Albert Sallen, was burned to death. He
had relatives in Minneapolis.
At Waseca, an imported Holstein
COW, worth $500, was found dead in her
stall with her stomach full OF tacks. nails
| and pieces OF Iron, evidently from mill
feed She was the property OF c. l. Wood
bury.
Thirteen cases OF malignant diphthera
! in three Norwegian families arc reported
at Palmer Station in Waseca county.
The examination OF John and George
Bolton, charged with cutting timber on
| government land on the Thief river, Mar
shall county, wae held before United States
! Commissioner Tllotson at Moorhead
Hon: G. n. Baxter prosecuting. The ac-
cused were held to the United States dis
trict court at Winona in June on their
| own recognizance in $3.50 each. One OF
them remarked that the result of these
cases would put clamper on timber steal
ing in his neighborhood which many prac-
| ticed.
! Christie, daughter OF Hon. P. A. Mott,
died at Faribault OF typhoid pneumonia,
| aged % years.
A corporation to be known as the Union
Lime company has been formed at
Reads Landing with capital stock of
! $l2O,OOO.
| Leonard johnson OF Mortified has sold
three more OF his full-blootled stations,
one going to Brown, another to Scott, and
the other to Dodge county.
Rev. DR.. f.. 5. Thomas, OF St. Paul, has
formally accepted the position of assistant
bishop OF Kansas to which he was elected
by the convention at Topeka early this
month. The workers and vestrymen of
st. Pauls church, at St. Paul while recoe-
nizins the imperative nature OF his call to
another field, deeply lament the severance
OF Or Thomas relations with the church.
The st. Croix water power is purcha sed
by Isaac Staples OF Saltwater
The annual meeting of the grand enca mp-
ment, ]. 0. 0. f., for Minnesota was held
at st. Paul: The complete list OF officers
chosen will be found below, their installa-
ton recently taking place: Grand patriot,
Robert Stratton, Minneapolis; grand SEMI
or warden. j. w. Fowler. Mankato; grand
JUNIOR warden. John B. Mueller, Minneapo.
lis; grand scribe. j. F. Williams, St. Paul:
grand treasurer, r. Sheire, st. Paul; grand
representative. J. Newsalt, Owatonna. It
was decided to meet in St. Paul in annual
session next February.
Real estate and religion so hand in hand
in Minneapolis. The following advertise.
ment appears in an evening paper. Want
ed-poor sinners to know they can have
abstracts OF their heavenly estate brought
down to date free Of charge at Centenary
revival meetings. Come fellow traveller.
| One OF the most brilliant social events Of
the season was that Of the marriage, at St.
pauls church, at St. Paul, OF Miss Lizzie